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Address: 74 Kendal Avenue
Neighbourhood: Annex
Agent: Jarrett Hunter , Royal LePage Your Community Realty
Price: $2,249,000
The Place: An updated detached house from the early 1900s, with six bedrooms, four bathrooms and one great location.
Bragging Rights: Just south of Dupont, a touch north of Bloor and between Bathurst and Spadina, this home has major convenience working in its favour. Hit up Big Crow or Rose and Sons, or stop in at the LCBO and finish the night with a greasy meal at Vesta Lunch. It’s all ten minutes away on foot.
Big Selling Point: The sun-soaked master bedroom’s huge bay window is a great place to enjoy a morning coffee while surveying the neighbourhood below.
Possible Deal Breaker: The dining room—with wood trim, wainscoting and its own fireplace—seems likely to make this place the default destination for extended-family get-togethers. The owner should come prepared to put all those spare bedrooms to use.
By the Numbers:
• $2,249,000
• 100 years old, approximately
• 41-by-139-foot lot
• 6 bedrooms
• 4 bathrooms
• 3 storeys
285145 The house has three full storeys. No weird, converted-attic bedrooms here House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-1-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-1.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-1/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-1 0 0
285146 The living room, like the rest of the house, is spacious, and would definitely look a lot better with nicer furnishing House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-2-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-2.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-2/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-2 0 0
285147 The dining room has a hearth and wainscotting, making it a perfect place for a family dinner, or for a meeting of some kind of 19th-century explorers' club House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-3-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-3.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-3/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-3 0 0
285148 Here's the kitchen House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-4-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-4.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-4/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-4 0 0
285149 And here's the kitchen's breakfast area, with a door to the backyard and some stairs to the lower level House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-5-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-5.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-5/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-5 0 0
285150 Beside the kitchen is this little area, looking a bit forlorn at the moment House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-6-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-6.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-6/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-6 0 0
285151 There are three bedrooms, a sunroom, a study and a deck on the second floor, and also two washrooms, of which this is one House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-7-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-7.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-7/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-7 0 0
285152 The third floor has another three bedrooms and a deck House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-8-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-8.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-8/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-8 0 0
285153 Here's the master bedroom, with nice bay window House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-9-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-9.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-9/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-9 0 0
285154 Another bedroom House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-10-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-10.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-10/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-10 0 0
285155 And the third-floor washroom House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-11-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-11.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-11/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-11 0 0
285156 The backyard is a long one, and it has a garage House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-12-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-12.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-12/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-12 0 0
285157 Here's what the garage looks like from the front House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue House of the Week: 74 Kendal Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-13-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-13.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"(C)2014 dressing\/gravy communications, all rights reserved"} https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue/slide/toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-13/ toronto-house-of-the-week-74-kendal-avenue-13 0 0
The deal breaker is a big real-wood posh dining room. Oh no! In that case, I demand a 90% discount.
I think you’re missing the point. These articles are advertising pieces, typically for houses that have been sitting on the market for a while because they’re overpriced. I’m assuming the deal is that nothing negative must be said about the place. The reality is that, crappy HDR photography aside, this place needs a complete gut job.
A more important deal breaker which everyone seems to omit here is the fact that the train tracks are just one mere block away. All kinds of scary volatile stuff moves along that track day and night.
I currently live closer to Bloor St. within the Annex and I can hear the trains rushing by at 2am. Not only its quite loud but more importantly, if those trains were to derail…we know the rest.
Thankfully it is still possible to find a home in the Annex under a million if you know where to look. I frequently speak with older clients who are open to offers for their homes as they become to frail for a big house.
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